Presents a question and answer on gaining power and size in weight training and the knobs and peaks found on bodybuilders when posing. Problems which occur in weight training; How changes in diet affect weight training; Activation of the brachialis muscle.

Recommends a checkup checklist for bodybuilders to obtain maximum results of an annual physical examination. Issues that arise during the medical history-taking; Information that a bodybuilder-patient should provide; Basic procedures doctors must follow. INSETS: What Steroid Users Need to...

Objective: Rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue) may be caused by mechanical, physical, chemical, or biological factors. We present the unique case of a bodybuilder who developed localized rhabdomyolysis of the deltoid muscle after injection of steroids into the shoulder region....

Presents a quiz that may be used by the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist- and National Strength and Conditioning Association-Certified Personal Trainer to acquire 0.5 continuing education units.

Looks at how the sport of women's bodybuilding evolved from a celebration of the female body to what the author calls `a circus sideshow.' Account of how women's bodybuilding may have gone too far. Steroid use. INSET: How effective is drug testing? by L. Rothlein..